suspicion; ill will; resentment (v.)
HSK 6
Traditional
嫌 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Homophones
咸 xián - salty (adj.) | HSK 4
弦 xián - the string of a musical instrument/bow; spring (n.) | HSK 6
Phonetically similar words
先 xiān - first (adv.) | HSK 3
县 xiàn - county (n.) | HSK 5
Examples
她对他总是充满了嫌恶之情。 Tā duì tā zǒngshì chōngmǎnle xiánwù zhī qíng. - She always harbors feelings of disgust towards him.
他们之间存在着一些嫌隙，需要化解。 Tāmen zhī jiān cúnzàizhe yīxiē xián xì, xūyào huàjiě. - There are some grievances between them that need to be resolved.
他嫌这个工作太无聊，不想再做了。 Tā xián zhège gōngzuò tài wúliáo, bùxiǎng zài zuòle. - He finds this job too boring and doesn't want to do it anymore.
他对这个问题的态度充满了嫌疑。 Tā duì zhège wèntí de tàidù chōngmǎnle xián yí. - He is full of suspicion about this issue.
他对新同事的表现有些嫌弃。 Tā duì xīn tóngshì de biǎoxiàn yǒuxiē xiánqì. - He looks down on the performance of the new colleague.
Phrases
嫌疑 xián yí - suspicion (n.) | HSK 6